WDET took home 25 awards at the Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit Chapter awards banquet Wednesday night, including four First Place honors.

Radio

Breaking/Spot News Reporting

First Place: Russ McNamara, ‘Uncommitted’ delegates hold DNC sit-in after refusal to allow Palestinian speaker at convention

Second Place: Alex McLenon, Trump talks auto industry, ruffles feathers with Detroit diss during Michigan campaign stop

Community/Local News Reporting

Second Place: Pat Batcheller, Grosse Ile voters could authorize a plan to buy one of the island’s two bridges

Third Place: Nargis Rahman, Muslims in metro Detroit celebrate Ramadan differently as war in Gaza rages

Fourth Place: Quinn Klinefelter, Michigan’s 10th Congressional race is a rematch of nation’s third-closest election

Education Reporting

First Place: Sascha Raiyn, Detroit Students Follow the Path of the Buffalo Soldiers in Yosemite

Second Place: Sascha Raiyn, A look at the university board races on the ballot in Michigan

Third Place: Nargis Rahman, Pro-Palestinian students, faculty share concerns at virtual WSU BOG meeting

Feature Reporting

Second Place: Tristan McFolley, Tickets to drive-through holiday lightshow at Eloise Asylum

Third Place: Rob Reinhart, CuriosiD: What happened to Detroit jazz venue Strata Concert Gallery?

Fourth Place: Amanda LeClaire, CuriosiD: Is the medicinal magic of Vernors a myth or reality?

General News Reporting

Second Place: Russ McNamara, Quinn Klinefelter, Nargis Rahman, Jenny Sherman – Democratic National Convention

Third Place: Nargis Rahman, Uncommitted delegates at DNC aim to put pressure on Harris’ Gaza policy

Fourth Place: Quinn Klinefelter, Detroit deploys new election security after 2020 chaos

News/Public Affairs Reporting

Second Place: Robyn Vincent, Tia Graham, Sam Corey, Cary Junior, David Leins – The Metro, Dec. 10, 2024

Third Place: Robyn Vincent, Tia Graham, Sam Corey, Cary Junior, Jack Filbrandt – The Metro, Nov. 18, 2024

Fourth Place: Cary Junior, Sam Corey, David Leins, Robyn Vincent, Tia Graham – The Metro, Dec. 9, 2024

Newscast

First Place: Pat Batcheller, WDET News 7:04 a.m. May 31, 2024

Second Place: Pat Batcheller, WDET News 5:04 a.m. Feb. 6, 2024

Third Place: Pat Batcheller, WDET News 5:04 a.m. June 6, 2024

Fourth Place: Pat Batcheller, WDET News 5:04 am July, 22, 2024

Sports Reporting

First Place: Alex McLenon, Downtown Detroit Grand Prix attracts new and old fans in second year

Second Place: Quinn Klinefelter, Detroit Lions first home playoff in 30 years vs. Stafford

Third Place: WDET News, NFL Draft

Digital

Digital Media Presentation

Third Place: Jenny Sherman, 2024 WDET Voter Guide

For the full list of SPJ Detroit’s Excellence in Journalism award winners, visit spjdetroit.org.